Student Projects from the Communication, New Media and Journalism Program

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Since 1996, Danza Mobile is a space of creation that unites the arts and intellectual disability. From their rehearsal studio under the bridge of Crito de la Expiración of Seville, they rise the motto of the overcoming and use art as an instrument of personal development.

Tucked away in the Seville’s San Julian neighborhood, Luciano Furcas cultivates a community of permaculture pioneers. Through working with schoolchildren and friends in the development of sustainable agricultural ecosystems, Luciano demonstrates that hope for the future stirs in the soil.

Cyclists and nature lovers Tim Wimborne and Meraiah Folley started a five- month bike trip this past June with their kids, son Morgan and daughter Eden. The adventure began in Copenhagen with a one-way ticket and a tandem bike. “What are the chances of finding your life partner on the border of Cambodia?” they asked…

Laura Place, student of the Communications, New Media and Journalism Spanish program, interviews her professor Marina Blesa. Marina awaits the answers of her students with an ever-encouraging expression. She smiles with her whole face, and those in the class feel better knowing that the energetic woman in front of them is, simply, a good person….

Marie van Rysselberghe and Luis Sevilla offer us this outstanding portrait of the flamenco dancer Carina la Debla. Born in Germany, artist and teacher, the protagonist of this work shows us different facets of her profession and tells us about her conflicts, her joys and her learning of a path that goes far beyond the…

When the financial crisis left Manuel Ruiz and Sergi Arnán out of work in 2008, each began to consider becoming self-employed. They met in 2010 and by 2012, La Hogaza, their artisanal bread-baking business, was already active. Since then, the company has grown, though not without its fair share of hardship. They do the baking…

What is the story of your first kiss? Here or there, in Spain or the United States, our memories of this special moment are not so different. In this delicious project, Maddie Coy Bjork and Christa Huddleston propose us to approach the memories of people of different ages and feel again, with them, the nerves,…

The performing artist David Gutierez has traveled the world with his vertical dance company B612, named after the asteroid that was home to the Little Prince, the character created by Antoine de Saint-Exu-Péry. As he now makes the transition to performing on the ground as an acrobat, musician, and clown, while also teaching workshops across…

At three miles southeast of Fuente de Híspalis, the tourist center of Seville, an area known as Tres Barrios-Amate, which encompases three undeserving neighborhoods los pajaritos, madre de dios and la Candelaria, suffers the most consequences of unemployment in the city. According to a report published in 2016 by the national statistical institute (INE), los…

María José and Paco don’t know each other, but neither of them has a home. In this text they describe their lives without keys, the passing of time without a roof. MORNING María José finishes spraying down the cashpoint where she has slept with mint spray, gathers her belongings, ties up her two dogs and puts…

Homosexuality has been the subject of mistaken viewpoints in different areas, such as in cultural life. The position of the brotherhoods of Seville’s Holy Week in this matter is characterized by a rejection based on ignorance. Borja, a young member of a brotherhood, lives his sexual orientation based on the foundation of these religious organizations….

Discrimination agains women has generally declined in different professional fields, but it still coexists in established practical methods. Culture, specifically music, has lacked feminine figures that represent the collective in this area since its existence. Clarisa Guerra belongs to a sevillian band, and has experienced firsthand the problems that result from the sexism that creates…

Mercedes, Nani, Marisa, and Filly, volunteers at Fundación Benéfica Virgen de Valvanuz / TAYLOR FAUST Behind a facade that does not attract anyone’s attention on Pagés del Corro Street in the neighborhood of Triana, Filly and her peers work to help the needy from Seville and beyond. It’s a Tuesday afternoon. Two women enter the Fundación…

In their final project, Gabby Granada and Jordan Robertson (student students of the new CNMJ English program), take stock of their time in Seville and ask themselves what things they will miss from the city in which they have lived for several months. To do this, they visit the city and visit places that, for…

Arlette Hawkins offers us an emotional and very personal portrait of her host father from Seville, Paco, photographer and photography teacher who, after retiring, continues to teach on his own with the same passion and dedication as always.

The Mexican food restaurant Mano de Santo is one of the new places that continue to fill with international color the increasingly popular Alameda de Hércules in Seville. Anna Stauffer speaks with Ricardo, one of its owners, and offers us an excellent collection of images that convey the enthusiasm she feels for this type of…

Laura Salcines is the owner of Populart, a business in the center of Seville dedicated since 1977 to the sale of traditional crafts such as tiles, jars, carvings or engravings. In this impeccable final project, Laura tells us about her business as well as the importance of trying to preserve all of our traditional heritage.

Passionate about the Marvel superheroes, Taylor Faust went out with his camera to ask people what his favorite superhero was, why and what he would ask that super hero to improve in Seville. Some answers are quite interesting ….